Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
As we are all preparing to celebrate this wonderful season, rejoice with our loved ones while serving and praising the Lord for His perfect plan of salvation, we want to wish you all the peace of God that surpasses all understanding, joy, victories in prayer, blessings and hope, while knowing that all of those are only possible because our Savior came in the flesh, in the world and sacrificed Himself for us all. By God's grace we want to share with you again some aspects of the work in which the Lord uses us. One of our old Romanian proverbs says that "winter is the summer of the soul". The explanation would be that, because it is very cold outside, people spend more time inside their houses. This is why we have decided to use this time in a wise manner and be intentional about making a few visits in the village. The strategy is to reach out to families where there is one believer, but the rest of their relatives do not come to church. In this way we try to bring the Gospel to people who have not made up their minds to follow the Lord Jesus yet. We spent a good time with them and we wish and pray that God will work in their hearts as well. Two men with whom I had had more profound conversations in this way are called Nelu and Mihai. Let us pray for them!
Also, since it became cold, we have started the house meetings during the week again. On Friday evenings we gather together and sing, pray and read the Scriptures with all those who want to come to these meetings. Another project that we are working on is preparing a meeting with the children that have participated in the VBS this summer and later on in the Thanksgiving meeting. We are praying and hoping that most of them will decide to answer to our invitation in a positive way and join us. The meeting will take place at the PIEI Center in Alba Iulia, with God's help. We hope that this meeting will help them get closer to God.
Prayer requests:
- For the conversion of the two men about whom I have written to you: Nelu and Mihai;
- So that friends and relatives of the believers come to the Friday evening meetings and that we will be able to share the Gospel with them;
- For the planned meeting with the children at the Center: we pray that many of those who will come will also decide to start a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Daniel C Petruț - PIEI Romania Missionary